disburse
Example Sentences
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The New York Times published a story saying the program “struggled at nearly every turn to disburse badly needed relief funds.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
"The Commission may not disburse EU funds to a member state until the required legislative reforms are in force and are effectively being applied," a court statement said.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
After Long reached out to the White House for comment, Elez, who had gained unprecedented, dangerous control over the source code of Treasury systems that disburse Social Security and Medicare payments, appeared to resign.
From Slate • Feb. 14, 2025
Bloemeke filed complaints accusing the SBA of shortchanging Golden Ticket Cinemas and then failing to disburse those funds.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024
Mom and Dad took Laleh trick-or-treating, while I was assigned to monitor the house and disburse candy as necessary.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
Vocabulary lists containing disburse
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